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Mar
18
Wright Story Damages Obama Campaign
Filed Under Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Jeremiah Wright
Will the Rev. Jeremiah Wright story be a factor in a Hillary Clinton comeback as she prepares for primary contests in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and other states?
Recent polling says that most Americans have heard the news and only 8% of Americans view Barack Obama’s longtime pastor favorably, writes Rasmussen Reports.
Wright was Obama’s Pastor until he retired last month, but Obama has repudiated the preacher’s comments.
Seventy-three percent (73%) of voters say that Wright’s comments are racially divisive. That opinion is held by 77% of White voters and 58% of African-American voters. In addressing the issue, Obama warned against injecting race into the campaign .
Most voters, 56%, said Wright’s comments made them less likely to vote for Obama. That figure includes 44% of Democrats. Just 11% of voters say they are more likely to vote for Obama because of Wright’s comments.
The news of Jeremiah Wright’s radical views comes when Hillary Clinton is looking to win upcoming Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky and Oregon.
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